# Logicomix by Apostolos Doxiadis and Christos Papadimitriou

5 Hacker News commenters recommended Logicomix by Apostolos Doxiadis and Christos Papadimitriou and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 1 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** A gentle graphic-novel introduction to its topic that people recommend as a good read. The most common caveat is that it leaves out important material, and one critic says it invents meetings for drama.

## Why people recommend it

- Gentle introduction to the topic (1 comments): "a very gentle introduction into the topic" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49282199))
- Graphic novel format (1 comments): "there's a really great graphic novel called Logicomix" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49282143))
- Good comics recommendation (1 comments): "new comics recommendation! thanks!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49284912))

## What people warn about

- Leaves out important material (1 comments): "it's deficiencies lie in what it leaves out which may come across as an unfair charge but in this case the charge is warranted" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49282606))
- Invents meetings for drama (1 comments): "It's also a bit weird how it makes ahistorical meetings for "drama"" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49284738))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi](https://hackerapproved.com/p/persepolis.md): 16 recommend
- [Transmetropolitan by Warren Ellis and Darick Robertson](https://hackerapproved.com/p/transmetropolitan.md): 5 recommend
- [Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe](https://hackerapproved.com/p/gender-queer.md): 4 recommend
- [Frontier by Guillaume Singelin](https://hackerapproved.com/p/frontier.md): 4 recommend
- [The One by Rick Veitch](https://hackerapproved.com/p/one.md): 3 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0747597200?tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Bookshop.org](https://bookshop.org/a/130825/9780747597209) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Logicomix by Apostolos Doxiadis and Christos Papadimitriou", https://hackerapproved.com/p/logicomix/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).